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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 8.60 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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1,93,53,58,865
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8,60,46,365
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 8.60 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
President's Secretariat
President of India Pays Floral Tributes to Shri R. Venkataraman on his Birth Anniversary
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid floral tributes to Shri R. Venkataraman, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today . The President and officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan paid respects before a portrait of Shri Venkataraman.
Ministry of Communications
International Tracked Packet Service between India Post and Canada Post
India Post recently entered into an agreement with Canada Post to introduce International Tracked Packet Service  between the two countries to facilitate e-commerce exports. The service will be operational with effect from July 01, 2023 as notified by the Department of Posts in the Gazette of India dated June 28, 2023.
The ITPS is a competitive service for transmission and delivery of packets and has been designed to meet the cross-border shipping requirements of e-commerce exporter including MSMEs, small businesses, merchants, etc to promote exports of their products using local post offices. India Post already provides this service with 38 partner countries and Canada will be the 39th. The service was extended from 16 countries to 38 countries by adding 22 new partners including Britain, France, UAE, Egypt, Oman, etc. from June 01, 2023. The details of countries with ITPS service along with tariffs are available on https://www.indiapost.gov.in/MBE/Pages/Content/International-Tracked-Packet-.aspx.
The ITPS rates are kept very economical in comparison to International EMS  and other market products. The postage for first 50 gms would be Rs 400 and Rs 35 for every additional 50 gms. This will provide an affordable shipping solution upto 2 kg to exporters along with the pick-up and volume-based discount to contractual customers.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister greets Haryana on its formation day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Haryana on the occasion of the formation day of the state.
Haryana was formed on the 1st of November 1966.
Prime Minister described the state as brave, skilled, youthful and as an amalgamation of the ancient and modern cultures. He wished that the state continues to progress and contribute for the welfare of the nation.
NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog to hold 8th Governing Council Meeting
‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Role of Team India’ theme of the Governing Council Meeting
NITI Aayog will be organising its 8th Governing Council Meeting on the theme of ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Role of Team India’ on May 27, 2023, at the new Convention Centre in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Eight prominent themes will be discussed during the day-long Meeting including  Viksit Bharat@2047,  Thrust on MSMEs,  Infrastructure and Investments,  Minimising Compliances,  Women Empowerment,  Health and Nutrition,  Skill Development, and  Gati Shakti for area development and social infrastructure.
The Meeting will see the participation of Chief Ministers/Lt. Governors of all States and Union Territories, Union Ministers as ex-officio Members, and the Vice Chairman and Members of NITI Aayog. As Chairman of NITI Aayog, the Prime Minister will preside over the meeting.
As a preparatory prelude to the 8th Governing Council Meeting, the 2nd Chief Secretaries Conference was held in January 2023 where these themes were extensively discussed. Wide-ranging stakeholder consultations and brainstorming sessions with subject experts, academia and practitioners were held prior to the Conference in order to gain well-rounded grassroot-level perspectives. The 2nd Chief Secretaries Conference, attended by the Prime Minister, brought together select Secretaries from the Government of India and Chief Secretaries from all States/UTs who proactively participated by sharing thematic best practices and policy insights.
As the world’s fifth largest economy and the most populous nation, India is at a stage in its economic development trajectory where it can achieve accelerated growth over the next 25 years. In this context, the 8th Governing Council Meeting provides an opportunity to create a roadmap for Viksit Bharat by 2047 in which Centre and States can work together as Team India. This will play an important role in the international context as India’s socioeconomic growth and transformation can have a positive and multiplier effect on the world at large.
This 8th Governing Council Meeting is also being held in the backdrop of India’s G20 Presidency. India’s G20 motto ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ conveys its civilisational values and its vision of the role of each country in creating the future of our planet. The emerging world has immense hopes on India’s ability to provide values-based leadership and its capacity to deliver development at scale. The Centre and States have played a significant role in achieving this distinctive development trajectory.
India’s growth is closely interlinked with the growth of States. As mentioned by the Prime Minister in his 76th Independence Day address, ‘When our States grow, India grows’. This will be the guiding spirit of India’s inclusive and sustainable vision for the next quarter century. In order to achieve this vision, the 8th Governing Council Meeting would provide a platform for strengthening Centre-State cooperation and forging partnerships for achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat @ 2047.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Deaf Divyangjan in Thane sets example with his art work from Golden Grass of Wheat
Deaf Divyangjan in Thane sets example with his art work from Golden Grass of Wheat
Shri Rajan Gawade  who lives in Maharashtra. , is proprietor of Rajan Project Artist, and specialist in making art work from Golden Grass of Wheat.
Shri Rajan is working in this field over 30 years. He is expert in making Draft, Decorative work using Thermocol. He is specialized in Model Artist and has experience in painting sign boards. He is innovative in interior designing and does consulting.
While working in the field, Shri Rajan has provided guidance to many deaf persons and also provided job opportunities to them under his guidance in his organization.
He lives with his mother and he runs his house on the income earned from his art work. He is happy and satisfied in his work. He takes designing work of events e.g. Wedding, Ganeshotsava, Durga Pooja etc.
Speciality in making art work from Golden Grass of Wheat. He has prepared many frames of his art work for selling. The art work is mentioned cost wise in the table above.
Ministry of Education
Union HRD Minister goes on a surprise visit to ICHR, ICSSR and UGC office at 35 Firozeshah Road, New Delhi
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today undertook a surprise visit to Indian Council of Historical Research ,Indian Council of Social Science Research  and Distance Education Wing of UGC offices at 35 Firozeshah Road, New Delhi to review the functioning of these organizations. The Minister visited different departments and met all the officials and support staff of these organisations.
The Minister stressed upon the urgent need to digitise all the files and documents of historical importance as these documents are the heritage of the country. He also gave directions to renovate the library and maintain all the books and journals in a professional manner. The Minister was delighted to know that ICHR has completed 2800 research works till date and have asked the officials to extend this research to society to reap its benefits. Shri Pokhriyal noted old files placed in the corridors and directed the officials to maintain cleanliness and promote eco-friendly activities in the campus and nearby areas.
The Minister reviewed the present infrastructure, maintenance and human resource related aspects. He gave assurance to the senior officer of these organisations to extend maximum support for the overall development of this institutions. He hoped that the institutions will reach their zenith and will become asset to scholars in the field of education in the coming years.
Ministry of Railways
HOSPITAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  AND CCTV INAUGURATED AT SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Kolkata, 8July, 2019
A Hospital Information Management System  and CCTV System has been inaugurated at South Eastern RailwayCentral Hospital, Garden Reach, Kolkata on Friday . Shri P. S. Mishra, General Manager, SE Rly, while inaugurating the programme said that this kind of endeavour is necessary for a big and prime railway hospital. Shri Mishra also said that this would improve the efficiency of doctors, nurses, paramedics and staff of hospital and they will remain vigilant every time during their duty. Dr. R K Pani, Chief Medical Director, S E Railway, Dr.RupaMitra, Medical Director, S E Railway Central Hospital, Principal Officers of various departments, doctors, paramedics and staff were present in the inaugural ceremony.
Hospital Information Management System  will generate and maintain the data of Out Patients Department  registration, Indoor Patients Department  admission & discharge, medicine store, delivery of pathological reports, x-ray reports etc. of the patients of the hospital. This data pool will help in providing services in a better way to the beneficiaries in future visits. This will also reduce paper work to a great extent in the hospital. This data may also be used as a source of research data as ours is a medical teaching hospital. This will reduce waiting time of the patients attending hospital for treatment and will make the registration process faster.The particulars of a patient and the progress of his or her treatment can be observed by the health professionals effortlessly at the click of a mouse.
As many as 29 CCTV have been installed in wards, gates and corridors of Central Hospital. This will help in keeping constant surveillance for the safety and security of patients, relatives of patients, doctors, nurses and staff of the hospital on 24x7 basis.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Rehabilitation and hostel building of Composite Regional Centre  Lucknow inaugurated
CRC Lucknow to provide rehabilitation services like occupation therapy, physiotherapy, sensory integration unit, prosthetic and orthotic services to Divyangjan
Minister virtually inaugurates Community Based Inclusive Development  Program aimed at creating a pool of grass-root rehabilitation workers at community level
Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment today inaugurated the rehabilitation and hostel building of Composite Regional Centre  Lucknow at its premises. The rehabilitation building of CRC Lucknow has the state of art facility for providing rehabilitation services to Divyangjan such as occupation therapy, physiotherapy, sensory integration unit, prosthetic and orthotic services etc. The Center runs diploma and degree courses in special education . The hostel building has capacity for providing accommodation to 200 students for pursuing courses in rehabilitation sciences and disability studies recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India .
Minister of Social Justice also virtually inaugurated the first batch of Community Based Inclusive Development  Program from CRC Lucknow. Minister, SJ & E also interacted with the Heads of these organisations, the faculty and students of the CBID programme. He appreciated the efforts made by these organisations in conducting these courses and conveyed his best wishes for students. He urged the students to complete the course with due diligence and set standard for upcoming batches in terms of their competency, knowledge and skill.
The objective of CBID programme is to create a pool of grass-root rehabilitation workers at community level who can work alongside ASHA and Anganwadi workers to handle cross disability issues and facilitate inclusion of persons with disabilities in the society. The program has been co-designed by RCI in association with University of Melbourne, Australia to provide competency based knowledge and skills among these workers to enhance their ability for successfully discharging their duties. These workers will be called 'DivyangMitra' i.e. friends of persons with disabilities.
This course is now being conducted in 6 National Institutes and 1 Composite Regional Centre of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 1 State Government Institute in Haryana and 8 other Non-Government Organisations shortlisted by RCI. 527 students including 38 Divyangstudents have been enrolled for the first batch of this programme in these organizations. The Government is providing stipend to the students of this course @ Rs. 500/- per month and @Rs. 700/- per month for Divyang students.
Ms Anjali Bhawra, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Dr. Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary in the Department accompanied Minister, SJ&E during the event.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Government relaxes existing timeline for submission of Life Certificate: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister says, move to hugely benefit elderly persons during the pandemic.
Union Minister of State , Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in a major relief to elderly persons, Government has relaxed the existing timeline for submission of Life Certificate.
All Central Government pensioners can submit Life Certificate from 1st November, 2020 to 31st December 2020. Earlier this used to be only for the month of November for maintaining continuity of Pension. However, the pensioners in the age group of 80 years and above, can submit Life Certificate from 1st October, 2020 to 31st December, 2020. During this extended period, the pension will be continued to be paid by the Pension Disbursing Authorities  uninterrupted.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the decision was taken in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus. In addition to above, as per RBI notification dated January 9, 2020, which permits Video based Customer Identification Process  as a consent based alternate method of establishing the customer’s identity, Pension Disbursing Banks have been also asked to explore the said methodology for obtaining a Life Certificate from the pensioner, to the extent permitted by RBI guidelines, in order to avoid rush at the branches.
Every Central Government pensioner has to submit life certificate in the month of November for further continuation of their pension. Pensioners can submit life certificate by visiting the bank branches, however the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has been promoting the Digital Life Certificate which can be given from the comfort of one’s home also.
In 2019, as a measure to enable additional dedicated time to very senior pensioners, the Department issued orders enabling pensioners in the age group of 80 years & above to submit Life Certificate from 1st October onward instead of 1st November, every year so that they could avoid the general rush in the month of November.
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Ministry of Defence
MoD promulgates framework for increased utilisation of simulators by the three Services & Indian Coast Guard
Key Highlights:
- Aim is to transform to simulation-based training across all military domains
- To achieve cost effective, safe and smart training
- Emphasis on indigenous design & development
- Outsourcing of operation & maintenance of simulators to Indian companies
- Applicable to all types of in use/to be procured simulators
Ministry of Defence  has promulgated the framework for enhanced and synergised utilisation of simulators by the three Services and the Indian Coast Guard . The overarching vision is to transform to simulation-based training across all military domains for combatants, leaders, maintainers, administrators, life science experts, procurement and financial agencies and thus achieve cost effective, efficient, safe, fast-paced and smart training.
The framework lays emphasis on indigenous design & development as well as outsourcing of operation and maintenance of simulators to the Indian companies. The framework has the following goals and objectives:
• To reduce live equipment utilisation.
• To ensure capability plans cater for phased induction of simulators.
• To duly factor requirement of simulators at the planning stage of procurement.
• To coordinate among various agencies of the Government and factor combined requirements of simulators during procurement.
The policy will be applicable to all types of simulators in use/to be procured in the future by the Armed Forces. Avenues of application of simulation technology will be constantly explored to achieve a high level of op preparedness while reducing expenditure on training and preserving the life of equipment.
A detailed action plan with assigned responsibility to all the constituents of MoD and industrial association will be followed to revitalise the exploitation of simulators by the three Services and the ICG. The Indian agencies involved in development, production and maintenance would be engaged by the Services to ensure highest level of indigenisation for production, deployment and maintenance of the military simulators.
President's Secretariat
President of India's greetings on the eve of Janmashtami
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu has sent her greetings to all fellow citizens on the eve of Janmashtami.
In a message, the President has said “On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all the fellow citizens living in India and abroad.
Lord Krishna’s life and teachings included the message of well being and virtue. He propagated the concept of “Nishkam Karma” and enlightened the people about the attainment of ultimate truth through the Path of ‘Dharma’.
I pray that this festival of Janmashtami inspires us to follow the path of virtue in our thought, words and action”.
Click here to see the President's Message in Hindi
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari emphasizes on fixing driving hours for truck drivers of commercial vehicles, calls for a policy at par with European standards
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasised on deciding driving hours for truck drivers of commercial vehicles, similar to pilots, to reduce fatigue-induced road accidents. In a National Road Safety Council  Meeting today with the Non-Official Co-Opted Individual Members he directed officers to work on a policy to include On-Board Sleep Detection Sensors in Commercial Vehicles, at par with European standards. The minister directed the Council to meet in every two months and share their updates. Shri Gadkari said he would also write letters to CMs and Collectors to ensure that District Road Committee meetings happen regularly.
The new NRSC was formed by the Ministry on 28.07.2021. The meeting was attended by all the 13 Non-Official Co-Opted Individual Members. Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways General V K Singh attended the meeting along with the senior officials of the Ministry. During the meeting, the Members made various important suggestions in the area of improvement of road safety.
The Minister advised all the Members to work in diversified areas of road safety so that more lives can be saved on road and the Members have also been requested to share their experience to each other. He also directed the Ministry officials to work in close coordination with the NRSC Members and implement their suggestions on priority. The achievements made in the areas of Road Safety would be brought out through a monthly magazine.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
India’s Avani Lekhara becomes the first Indian woman in history to win a Paralympic Gold medal in shooting for the country
Key Highlights
- Prime Minister congratulates Avani Lekhara for winning Tokyo Paralympics gold medal
- Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur also wished para shooter Lekhara on her historic achievement
Avani Lekhara, 19-year-old para shooter, made history on Monday by winning the elusive Tokyo Paralympic Games gold. Competing in her maiden Paralympics, Avani shot 249.6 points in the R2 women’s 10m air rifle SH1 category for a Paralympic Record and equal the World Record.
Earlier, Avani who works as an Assistant Conservator of Forests in Rajasthan and trains at the JDA Shooting Range in Jaipur, shot 621.7 points to finish seventh in qualification and secure a place in the final. She has been wheelchair-bound since a road accident in 2012. The school topper believes life is not about holding good cards but playing well with those one holds.
“Phenomenal performance Avani! Congratulations on winning a hard-earned and well-deserved Gold, made possible due to your industrious nature and passion towards shooting. This is truly a special moment for Indian sports. Best wishes for your future endeavours,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.
Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur also wished para shooter Lekhara on her achievement."Amazing Avani winsFirst place medal. A historic achievement as she becomes the only woman in Olympics & Paralympics to win a gold ! Shooting in 10m AR Standing SH1 Final. Score of 249.6 creating a Paralympic Record. Equalling the World Record," Shri Thakur wrote in his tweet.
Avani has won many World Cup medals since 2017 including a Silver with a Junior World Record in R2 at the WSPS World Cup 2017, bronze at the WSPS World Cup Bangkok 2017, silver in the WSPS World Cup in Osijek, Croatia 2019 and silver in the WSPS World Cup Al-Ain 2021. She won the Tokyo Paralympics quota in February 2019 in the UAE.
Since 2017, Government has supported Avani by including her in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme  besides funding her training through the Annual Calendar for Training and Competition . Thanks to such support, she has competed in 12 international competitions, attended National Coaching Camps with sports science support along with sports kit. She also got financial assistance to instal a computerised digital target at home, Air Rifle, ammunition and accessories.
Avani will be in action again in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event, along with Siddhartha Babu and Deepak, on September 1. She will also take part in the R8 Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 on September 3 as well as the R6 Mixed 50m Air Rifle prone SH1 event, alongside Siddhartha and Deepak, on September 5.